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• April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14

  Study alleges deeper NSA influence on RSA

  RSA adopted a second NSA-developed encryption tool, increasing the agency's spying capabilities, a study claims

• April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14

  UK update to copyright law imminent

  The UK is to update its 1988 copyright law for the digital age in line with a nearly three-year-old review

• March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14

  Government failed at promoting competition over BDUK, say MPs

  The government has consistently failed to promote competition during the roll-out of rural broadband across the UK, according to the PAC.

• March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14

  M&S uses social media to make customers happy and drive sales

  Marks and Spencer has been using social media to engage with its customers and has seen a significant increase in sales from its marketing campaigns

• March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14

  Google says government data requests are up 120% since 2009

  Government requests for information about Google customers, have increased by 120% since 2009

• March 27, 2014 27 Mar'14

  Security an unnecessary expense, say one in six techies

  One in six IT professionals see security as an unnecessary expense, a study has revealed

• March 26, 2014 26 Mar'14

  TechUK criticises OFT's reporting of IT cartel accusations

  TechUK criticises a report from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) alleging anti-competitive behaviour and collusion between public sector IT suppliers

• March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14

  Grant Thornton spends £3m in move to cloud HR services

  Financial advisory firm invests in cloud talent management as it gears up to expand its operations in the UK

• March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14

  Analysis: Care.data – where next?

  Following the public debate surrounding the NHS Care.data plan, it was unsurprising the topic dominated the UK’s largest health IT event

• March 21, 2014 21 Mar'14

  Customer privacy an ongoing challenge, says Unilever

  Unilever has set up a programme to address the continually evolving challenge of privacy issues relating to customer data

• March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14

  Application support and maintenance costs increase 29%

  The cost of supporting and maintaining applications is increasing every year for Global 2000 companies in the US and UK, according to a study of 300 CIOs

• March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14

  Mine machine data to boost business value

  Businesses risk losing their competitive edge if they are unable to drill down into the information captured by machine-generated data

• March 19, 2014 19 Mar'14

  Pirated software malware to cost business $491bn in 2014, study shows

  Malware deliberately loaded into pirated or counterfeit software is expected cost enterprises $491bn in 2014

• March 19, 2014 19 Mar'14

  Firms urged to take tough action on Unix-based cyber attack

  Security researchers have urged businesses to take action on a cyber criminal campaign that has seized control of 25,000+ Unix servers worldwide

• March 18, 2014 18 Mar'14

  Oracle pushes Exadata servers aggressively against IBM PureSystems

  IDC’s latest market share data for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has shown that Oracle is beginning to grow its server business

• March 17, 2014 17 Mar'14

  Committee report calls for “presumption of openness” with public data

  The government should have a “presumption of openness” when it comes to public data, the Commons Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) said

• March 17, 2014 17 Mar'14

  Three-quarters of UK charities are failing to adapt to digital

  Charities in the UK are failing to adopt digital agendas in their organisations

• March 17, 2014 17 Mar'14

  SMEs believes they are immune to cyber attack

  Most SMEs believe they are not at real risk of cyber attack, a survey has revealed

• March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14

  Red Bull ramps up network for 2014 F1 championship

  An extended relationship with AT&T will support RedBull Infiniti Racing on and off the track as it prepares its 2014 championship bid

• March 14, 2014 14 Mar'14

  Amazon Web Services reaches its 8th birthday

  On March 14 2006 Amazon expanded from its retail heritage and launched its IT services business with the birth of Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  Government finally ends e-Borders programme

  The government has formally ended the troubled e-Borders programme, with its intended functions merged into a new project

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  Case study: Footwear company Deckers takes e-commerce sites into the cloud

  The company behind shoe brands including Ugg Australia and Teva is using a cloud-based digital commerce platform to support global expansion

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  More than 162,000 WordPress sites used in DDoS attack

  Security researchers have uncovered a DDoS attack that used more than 162,000 legitimate and unwitting WordPress websites

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  Tim Berners-Lee calls for internet users’ "bill of rights"

  World Wide Web creator marks its 25th anniversary by calling for a “free, open and truly global internet” enshrined in a "bill of rights"

• March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14

  Case study: BG Group turns to cloud HR to reach staff in multiple countries

  Gas exploration and production company replaces SAP HR technology with Oracle Fusion in the cloud.

• March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14

  Dark web key enabler for cyber criminals, say McAfee researchers

  The dark web is a key conduit for the malware industry to refine and distribute its products and services, say security researchers

• March 07, 2014 07 Mar'14

  CIOs hold fire over datacentre decisions

  When it comes to devising datacentre strategies, are CIOs paralysed like rabbits in the headlights, or playing a calculated game of wait and see?

• March 07, 2014 07 Mar'14

  Cabinet Office completes first user trial of consumer technologies

  The Cabinet Office has completed its first user trial of consumer technologies within the department

• March 06, 2014 06 Mar'14

  John Lewis sees omni-channel growth in yearly results

  John Lewis has seen growth from both its in-store, online and mobile channels across its John Lewis and Waitrose branches.

• March 06, 2014 06 Mar'14

  Thames Water pilots smart analytics with Accenture

  Thames Water is six months into an 18 month pilot with Accenture Smart Grid to pilot real time monitoring to deliver an improved service

• March 05, 2014 05 Mar'14

  Channel 4 CTO Bob Harris leaves to set up consultancy firm

  Channel 4 chief technology officer Bob Harris is leaving the broadcaster at the end of March to set up his own consultancy business

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  IT sector sees sharper rise in insolvencies than overall economy

  Information and communications companies in the UK are suffering a rising number of insolvencies

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  Liverpool council to end BT IT joint venture

  Liverpool City Council is to cancel a £70m-a-year IT joint venture deal with BT and bring services back in-house

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  Virgin Media boosts broadband speeds

  Virgin Media promises a top speed of 152Mbps for customers across the UK, as well as boosting its entry-level connection from 30Mbps to 50Mbps

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  RBS to tidy up systems mess

  Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) outlines plans to cut costs and improve customer services, slashing the number of IT systems in the process

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  MasterCard and Syniverse launch geolocation card verification service

  MasterCard and Syniverse have launched a number of mobile and payment services for mobile users to use while travelling abroad

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Mobile responsible for 32% of online sales

  One third of all UK online sales were made using a mobile device in the last quarter of 2013

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  HP Autonomy unveils healthcare analytics system for textual data

  HP has unveiled a new healthcare analytics product to enable medical staff to interrogate text and data in relational databases

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Microsoft takes aim at passwords

  Microsoft says it is determined to solve the problem of ineffective authentication that relies on usernames and passwords

• February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14

  Interview: Prepare for the end of the silicon era

  IT breakthroughs are governed by the insights of Intel's Gordon Moore in 1965. IBM fellow Bernie Meyerson believes Moore’s law no longer holds true

• February 25, 2014 25 Feb'14

  Flexibility and integration drove NatWest Microsoft Dynamics migration

  NatWest Business Banking selected Microsoft Dynamics CRM when it realised it needed full CRM capability

• February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14

  Tech-savvy Mothercare boss quits

  Mothercare announces the resignation of chief executive Simon Calver

• February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14

  Atos to distance itself from controversial DWP contract

  Atos is trying to exit its disability testing contract with the Department for Work and Pensions early as the controversial contract enters its final 18 months

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  Executive interview: Microsoft targets the non-professional developers

  The developer community is changing. There are far more people programming now, says Microsoft's Tim O'Brien

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  PSN gets encryption for higher security levels

  An encryption service has been announced by the Cabinet Office which will enable public sector staff to share information at the IL3 security level over the Public Services Network (PSN)

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  Data network outages hit Vodafone

  Mobile operator Vodafone apologises to customers on Twitter but refuses to give an estimate of when services will return to normal

• February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14

  Employee mobiles expose firms to attack, says Webroot

  Employees mobile devices expose companies to malicious applications and attacks, according to the latest mobile threat report from Webroot

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  Diageo selects TCS for global services

  Drinks maker Diageo has chosen Indian IT services firm TCS to support its IT infrastructure transformation

• February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14

  Gloucestershire County Council replaces Capita with Steria to transform IT delivery

  Gloucestershire County Council has signed a five-year ICT managed service deal with Steria to support a major change to IT delivery

• February 19, 2014 19 Feb'14

  Essex CC sets upon IT transformation project after £16.6m deal with Fujitsu

  Essex County Council has partnered with Fujitsu as part of a £16.6m deal to transform its corporate systems estate